As Sports Illustrated noted, Mayweather stated after his victory over Manny Pacquiao in May, “My last fight is in September, then it’s time for me to hang it up.”
So a fight against a retired fighter, akin to the fantasy seen in 2006’s “Rocky Balboa,” is, well, laughable.
Jokes aside, this would rob fans of the fight they may want to see in a bout against someone like the hard-hitting Gennady Golovkin—whom Mayweather proclaimed so eloquently would be an easy match—or the more likely opponent in Amir Khan.
And of course there is the unlikely possibility of another fight with Pacquiao that would undoubtedly garner immense Pay Per View numbers despite how that initial plodding bout went.
Thankfully, De La Hoya put a dagger in the hilarious hypothetical onInstagram, stating plainly, “Look, I’m retired, I’m happy, I’m content, I’m never coming back.”
And so we boxing fans sit and wait while Mayweather fans the flames of hyperbole like only he can.
His currency has been as much about image as it has been about cash, which Mayweather is fond of flaunting.
Forbes’ Kurt Badenhausen recently reported Mayweather topped all other athletes in the world with $300 million in earnings in 2015, including a $100 million fight-night payday that will rise once the figures have been settled.
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